Athens, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,230 (All urban)

Athens, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,500 (1,427 occupied: 842 owner occupied, 585 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	29%

Housing density: 850 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $165,004.

Median contract rent in 2007: $367 (lower quartile is $212, upper quartile is $516)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $475

Median gross rent in Athens, PA in 2007: $419

Housing units in Athens with a mortgage: 423 (22 second mortgage, 49 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 358

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $113,928 (it was $68,400 in 2000)

Athens:	$113,928
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $77,453 - $148,626

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $131,821
Here: $131,821
State: $224,371

In 2-unit structures: $72,758
Here: $72,758
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $138,360
Here: $138,360
State: $204,155

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,267

In family households: 2,657 (621 male householders, 246 female householders)
630 spouses, 1,021 children (929 natural, 43 adopted, 49 stepchildren), 50 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 14 other relatives, 54 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 610 (162 male householders (148 living alone)), 391 female householders (356 living alone)), 57 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 148 (139 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 366 2-persons, 214 3-persons, 171 4-persons, 73 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 504 1-person, 49 2-persons.

531 married couples with children.
251 single-parent households (41 men, 210 women).

96.9% of residents of Athens speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 22 (0.6%)
(72.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	4.2

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Athens, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 20 4 rooms: 0 5 rooms: 59 6 rooms: 281 7 rooms: 248 8 rooms: 121 9 or more rooms: 113

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Athens, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 12 2 rooms: 54 3 rooms: 210 4 rooms: 147 5 rooms: 40 6 rooms: 54 7 rooms: 21 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 40

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 12
1980 to 1989: 134
1970 to 1979: 252
1960 to 1969: 70
1950 to 1959: 102
1940 to 1949: 103
1939 or earlier: 827

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Athens:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 99 3 bedrooms: 471 4 bedrooms: 213 5 or more bedrooms: 53

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Athens:
	no bedroom: 12 1 bedroom: 304 2 bedrooms: 157 3 bedrooms: 70 4 bedrooms: 27 5 or more bedrooms: 15

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Athens in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 31 1 vehicle: 320 2 vehicles: 348 3 vehicles: 108 4 vehicles: 28 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Athens in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 156 1 vehicle: 308 2 vehicles: 107 3 vehicles: 8 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Athens, PA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 19
$25,000 to $29,999: 19
$30,000 to $34,999: 13
$35,000 to $39,999: 28
$40,000 to $49,999: 61
$50,000 to $59,999: 133
$60,000 to $69,999: 155
$70,000 to $79,999: 98
$80,000 to $89,999: 90
$90,000 to $99,999: 37
$100,000 to $124,999: 71
$125,000 to $149,999: 21
$150,000 to $174,999: 0
$175,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 to $249,999: 29
$250,000 to $299,999: 7
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Athens rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Athens:

Less than $100: 27 people
$100 to $149: 27
$150 to $199: 50
$200 to $249: 84
$250 to $299: 34
$300 to $349: 26
$350 to $399: 33
$400 to $449: 48
$450 to $499: 47
$500 to $549: 25
$550 to $599: 27
$600 to $649: 26
$650 to $699: 17
$700 to $749: 5
$750 to $799: 1
$800 to $899: 23
$900 to $999: 12
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 30

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 6 1980 to 1984: 5 1975 to 1979: 6 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 5

Athens, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.3%
Number of people working at home: 55 (3.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 153
5 to 9 minutes: 460
10 to 14 minutes: 319
15 to 19 minutes: 79
20 to 24 minutes: 87
25 to 29 minutes: 48
30 to 34 minutes: 99
35 to 39 minutes: 17
40 to 44 minutes: 62
45 to 59 minutes: 46
60 to 89 minutes: 7
90 or more minutes: 31

Athens mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,139 (78%)
Carpooled: 190 (13%)
Walked: 75 (5%)
Other means: 4 (0%)
Worked at home: 55 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 240
$10,000 to $14,999: 117
$15,000 to $19,999: 99
$20,000 to $24,999: 106
$25,000 to $29,999: 95
$30,000 to $34,999: 90
$35,000 to $39,999: 116
$40,000 to $44,999: 82
$45,000 to $49,999: 74
$50,000 to $59,999: 106
$60,000 to $74,999: 139
$75,000 to $99,999: 43
$100,000 to $124,999: 45
$125,000 to $149,999: 9
$150,000 to $199,999: 25
$200,000 or more: 34

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 407

German: 345

English: 335

Irish: 277

Italian: 219

Other groups: 191

Dutch: 133

Scottish: 58

Ukrainian: 55

Polish: 54

Greek: 52

French (except Basque): 47

Swedish: 46

British: 30

French Canadian: 28

Welsh: 28

Scotch-Irish: 27

Pennsylvania German: 19

Swiss: 12

Czech: 9

Czechoslovakian: 9

Lithuanian: 9

Russian: 7

Croatian: 6

Norwegian: 6

Slovak: 5

Belgian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

United Kingdom (50%)
Bangladesh (27%)
Ukraine (23%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2401
Northeast: 757
Midwest: 45
South: 111
West: 70

63% of Athens residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 46
10th grade: 56
11th grade: 16
12th grade, no diploma: 32
High school graduate (or equivalency): 484
Less than 1 year of college: 46
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 81
Associate degree: 49
Bachelor's degree: 70
Master's degree: 41
Professional school degree: 45
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 29
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 73
9th grade: 73
10th grade: 47
11th grade: 34
12th grade, no diploma: 9
High school graduate (or equivalency): 591
Less than 1 year of college: 47
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 91
Associate degree: 112
Bachelor's degree: 130
Master's degree: 68
Professional school degree: 40
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $39,723
Black householders: $12,769
Asian householders: $61,147

Athens household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Athens marital status for males

Athens marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $110,527

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 969
One, attached: 15
Two: 108
3 or 4: 111
5 to 9: 50
10 to 19: 26
20 to 49: 5
50 or more: 216

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Athens:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (52%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (47%) Electricity (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (44%) Utility gas (27%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%) No fuel used (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13

Here:	3.5%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 31

Here:	10.4%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Here:	12.3%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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